Christian T Higgins

Christian T Higgins

January 07, 2022 | New York Law Journal

Second Circuit's 'Melendez' Decision and the Reasonableness of Emergency-Related Laws

The case is significant as it not only provides the analytical framework for local governments to guide drafting and passing local ordinances in response to a crisis, but also provides private entities the pleading standard to challenge those pandemic or emergency related laws.

By Shannon T. O'Connor and Christian T. Higgins

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